When we were children the year seemed so long from one Christmas to another -maybe it was because Christmas only came but ‘once a year’ back then. We really looked forward to this holiday season, it was the only time of the year when there was an abundance of food around the house, special foods […]

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KATIE Kim makes a much-anticipated return to Limerick for a show this weekend.The Irish musician, quite simply one of the finest on the national scene, plays Upstairs in Dolan’s for promoter Seoda Shows this Saturday night (9pm, €10).Those lucky enough to witness a spine tingling, intimate show in … [Read More...]

DESPITE objections from four residents associations, Limerick City Council has given the go-ahead to plans to hold concerts in the Gaelic Grounds. The GAA has received conditional planning permission to hold concerts, which could see crowds of up to 49,000 people in Pairc na nGael.The proposals … [Read More...]

CAN dreams help us flourish as a person? That is indeed the case, according to dreams expert and former RTE director Michael Murphy, who will bring his show Speaking of Dreams to the Belltable this month.The psychoanalyst takes his Irish tour to the city centre stage with presenter Ciana Campbell, … [Read More...]

September 25 next will mark the 16th anniversary of the passing of the late, great TD and Limerick Mayor Jim Kemmy.But the stonemason, trade unionist, politician and historian is still remembered as strongly as ever.While being treated for bone marrow cancer in St James’s hospital in Dublin … [Read More...]

A University of Limerick engineering graduate and entrepreneur has won a place at the first-ever national final of ‘Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur’ competition, for a chance to share a €100,000 investment fund.Paddy Finn from the Castletroy-based Electricity Exchange is representing the … [Read More...]

Hundreds of Limerick men of all ages took part in a series of events marking International Men's Health Week, which came to a close at the weekend.Celebrated in most European countries, as well as in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and a number of other places worldwide, Men's Health Week aims … [Read More...]